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Hawaiian word · noun

ʻuhane

“soul, spirit”

Say it

oo-HAH-neh

In names

1 names

0 girl · 1 boy · 0 unisex

What does ʻuhane mean in Hawaiian?

ʻUhane is the soul or spirit of a person. A leina a ka ʻuhane is a leaping place where souls departed the island — always at a western point, and several are known around the islands.

Say it oo-HAH-neh. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. The ʻokina (ʻ) is a short catch in the voice, like the break in “uh-oh”. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.

On this site ʻuhane is part of 1 names: 0 begin with it, 1 end with it. Most are boy names, and all of them sit in the group of Hawaiian names meaning wisdom.

Names that end in ʻuhane (1)

ʻuhane closes the name and colors everything before it.

  • Hawaiian

    Kaʻuhane

    “the soul, the spirit”

    Pronounced kow-HAH-nehka + ʻuhane

    Boy

Sources the Pukui and Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary, Place Names of Hawaii, Nānā i ke Kumu, wehewehe.org, Wiktionary's Hawaiian given names and U.S. Social Security baby-name records. How this site is compiled · Send a correction

Questions people ask

What does ʻuhane mean?

ʻuhane means soul, spirit. ʻUhane is the soul or spirit of a person.

How do you pronounce ʻuhane?

oo-HAH-neh. Every vowel is a separate sound and the stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Is ʻuhane a Hawaiian name on its own?

ʻuhane is not usually given as a name by itself, but it is part of 1 names on this site, such as Kaʻuhane.

What are some Hawaiian names ending in ʻuhane?

Kaʻuhane (the soul, the spirit).

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